i HOUSE
The converged work of Ricardo Agraz, Paolino de Vece
and Santiago Ibarrarán developed a strong and clean architectural concept that
created the right environment to accommodate the needs of a single inhabitant.
Having privacy as a primary objective, the architects
pursued the solution for a unique way of dwelling, bringing out a space where
program sequences come to a minimal expression.
Therefore, endless interior spaces are the basis for
the architectural solution, where a central patio vanishes any possible
frontier in between the different atmospheres of the house.
The inside extends to the outside, creating a place
that gives a beginning for a light and shade dialogue, a continuous flow
between transition and contemplation, and a balance between user and observer
of it all.
Scale plays an important role in the spatial sequence
in order to link the main scheme in intimate relation with the patio.
Therefore, walls have been reduced to the minimum and have been converted into
a sort of casing element that also enhances the relation between what occupies
space in its most basic form, and that which divides it, allowing a natural
follow-up of the house’s program.
The double stories hall is the main bond of spatial
elements as well. This is the place where the endless dialogue between volume
and gap, light and shade, inside and outside begins, the place where the
presence of a single space with diverse forms and atmospheres gains sense.
A simple and clear architecture that offers an easy
reading of itself and the project, as a never-ending sequence of every balanced
element held within. An honest architecture that deled with the east-west
position of the site, and carefully answered with the mentioned patio that
gives [ I ] House the chance to face
southwards, having the main façade facing east, and hopefully fulfilling the
client’s expectations.
i HOUSE
Location:
Zapopan, Jalisco. México
Date:
Assignment
2002. Construction 2004.
Authors:
Ricardo
Agraz.
Paolino di Vece.
Santiago Ibarrarán
General
Contractor:
Salvador Aguirre Cordero.
Interior
design:
Oscar Peña De la Mora.
Collaborators:
Oscar Canovas.
Giovanna Gaggero.
Beatriz Ramirez Romero.
Alberto Tacher.
Sara Tamez.
Woodwork:
Esteban Gutierrez Velazco.
Aluminum: Ventalum.
Lighting: Sergio Talancón Crail.
Bathrooms: Ramses Galindo.
Stone:
Luigi Sasso.
Painting:
Alejandro Perez.
Marble:
Rafael Ceja
Photography:
Mito Covarrubias
Land
area: 680m2
Builded
area: 515m2